Cobbett's complete collection of state trials and proceedings for high treason and other crimes and misdemeanors from the earliest period to the present time ... from the ninth year of the reign of King Henry, the Second, A.D. 1163, to ... [George IV, A.D. 1820]

by: William Cobbett , David Jardine

Publication date: 1809

Topics: Trials -- Great Britain, Trials, Great Britain

Publisher: London : Printed by T.C. Hansard, published by R. Bagshaw

Collection: americana

Digitizing sponsor: Google

Book from the collections of: unknown library

Language: English

Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.

34 volumes ; 25 cm

Imprint varies. Vol. 10-31, Printed by T.C. Hansard for Longman, Hurst, Reese Orme & Co., [etc.]; v. 32-33, London : Longmans, Hurst, Reese, Orme, Brown & Green, [etc.]

" ... When in 1808 William Cobbett projected a new edition of the State Trials, he secured Howell as editor. Howell carried the work from the first volume (1809) to the twenty-first (1814), taking over from Cobbett as proprietor in 1811. ..." G. Godwin, rev. J. Harris. "Howell, Thomas Bayly", in Oxford DNB, data base, 30 Oct. 2006

" ... Thomas Howell took over from his father the editing of the State Trials, completing the series with twelve volumes in as many years (vols. 22-33, 1815-26). ..." G. Godwin, rev. J. Harris. "Thomas Jones Howell", in Oxford DNB, data base, 30 Oct. 2006

Addeddate: 2009-02-25 07:28:41

Associated-names: Cobbett, William, 1763-1835; Howell, Thomas Bayly, 1768-1815, editor; Howell, Thomas Jones, 1793-1858, editor; Petigru, James Louis, 1789-1863, former owner